ἐλέγχω

ἐλέγχω

[in LXX chiefly for יָכַח hi. ;]

1. in Hom., to treat with contempt.

2. to convict: with accusative, Matt 18,15 (RV, show him his fault), Tit 1,9 before περί, Joh 8,46; 16,8, Jud 15; pass., Jak 2,9,

3. to reprove, re­buke: 1 Tim 5,20, 2 Tim 4,2, Tit 1,13; 2,15, Åb 3,19; pass., before περί, Luk 3,19 ὑπό, Hebr 12,5 (LXX).

4. to expose: Ef 5,11 pass., Joh 3,20, 1 Kor 14,24 (RV reprove, mg. convict), Ef 5,13 (RV, as 1 Co, l.with, of. AR on Ef 5,11 MM, Exp., xii; cf. ἐξ-, δια-κατ-ελέγχομαι).†

SYN.: ἐπιτιμῶ, expressing simply rebuke, which may be un­deserved (Matt 16,22) or ineffectual (Luk 23,40), while ἐλ. implies rebuke which brings conviction (see Tr., Syn., § iv)